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Autism spectrum disorder associated with 49,XYYYY: case report and review of the literature.
BMC medical genetics - 31 Jan 2017
Demily Caroline, Poisson Alice, Peyroux Elodie, Gatellier Valérie, Nicolas Alain, Rigard Caroline, Schluth-Bolard Caroline, Sanlaville Damien, Rossi Massimiliano
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Sex chromosome aneuploidies occur in approximately one in 420 live births. The most frequent abnormalities are 45,X (Turner syndrome), 47,XXX (triple X), 47,XXY (Klinefelter syndrome), and 47,XYY. The prevalence of males with more than one extra sex chromosome (e.g. 48,XXYY or 48,XXXY) is less common. However, the literature provides little information about the cognitive and behavioural phenotype and...
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